The following teaching ideas and strategies will help you expand your students' knowledge and understanding of The Ponder Heart, Eudora Welty, and the cultural context of the story. Additional features will help students compare and contrast the book with the film adaptation.

Off Air Taping Rights
Educators may tape The Ponder Heart and use it in the classroom for one year after broadcast.

Note to Teachers: The book The Ponder Heart contains racial epithets and stereotypical portrayals of African Americans. We have included some activities to explore these issues, but you may want to discuss them with your students beforehand.